The Washington critic., 1887-05-28
Is well worth journey Of thousand miles
The White House.

From the west balcony OF the Capitol, looking
down Pennsylvania avenue, the White
above the dense mass Of foliage that efn,
bowers II, like q gigantic calla lily sprlnging
mp amid It's, enfolding green blades. We're
net for the partly interyening Treasury
the Capitol would be full and complete. The
White House is the center OF "Up.town," as
the Capitol Is the center Of Down town."
1t Is beautifully located, the view from the
front OF the city, as the view from the north
up sixteenth street west exhibits tho best
part Of the Northwest section to the gaze.
The Sais %e Of GG SGp b S he pSaSse p%S Sa o
addition of large porch on the north front,
which was added during Andrew Jackson's
administration. The reservation In which
main entrance is on the north, reached by
the PENNSYLVANIA avenue cars. 1t Is two
stories high on the north, Is built Of white
freestone, 179 feet long by Sc wide. II con-
tains on the irst floor tho famous Green,
Red, Blue and East rooms, the State Dining
Room and the great conservatorles. The
Blue Room Is the Presidents official recep-
s nS hf Se Ease RSS 81 t4sas nafy
designed for banquet hall and so used as
late as 1881, and il the latter part Of the
century used as q drying-r for clothes,
most noted room In the building. 1t Is q
feet high, SO feet long and 40 Wide. 1t is
open to visitors every day except Sundays.
TRstairs, 4, are , the Cabinet room, the private
and the family apartments. All these
rooms except the latter are open to visitors,
by special permission, at suitable hours.
Lafayette square.
Due north from the White House is lafayette
ington that was improved. 1t contains the
equestrian statue Of Andrew jackson, by
Clark Mills; Many Of It's trees are old forest
monarchs, hundreds Of years old. y is in
gardening SO fashionable In England two
hundred years ago, a style that was i'm
ported into this country. Lafayette Square
ya4a Ss age pa :.
which st. Johns Church Is built, and the
square east, on which are situated the At
torney- Generals office formerly the Freed
and Riggs Bank (both In the building for
merly Used as the United States Bankl,
Commodore Decatur's house, corner FIJI
teenth tee nl, and a,half and M H Mstrests, , and M the
Key was killed BY Daniel B. sickies Mem.
Der Of Congress from New York. The last
bodies from from ,ttd this graveyard were not re-
81. johns r. II. Church.
st. Johns p. IL. Church, which has been often
called the State Church because more Presi.
dents have worshipped there than at any
other, stands at the corner OF II and Six
teenth streets. 1t was built in 1916 and en-
idents Madison, Monroe, John Quincy
Adams Though the latter was Congrega.
tionalisD Martin Van Buren, though he be-
l9nged 70 the Dutch Reformed Church, Har.
rison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore Though
the latter was a Unitarian), Pierce, Buch-
anan and Arthur. Presidents Lincoln,
johnson and Grant have also attended Di-
vine services here although not steadily. Its
interior reminds one very forclbly Of the
old, dim English country Episcopal churches.
The Treasury Department..
The Treasury Department is east OF the White
House and extends the whole length OF the
front between Pennsylvania and New York
avenues, Y Is bsa feet long. BY 800 feet wide.
The central east portion Is built OF freestone,
rebuilt In 1886 II, while the other parts were
commenced in 1855 and built OF granite.
The, Cash Room in this building is beau
tiful apartment In the north wing, the en-
trance TO which Is from the north porch.
The vaults are under the Cash Room and
can be seen on q written permit given by
the treasurer OF tho United states, whose
office Is In the north east angle on the first
floor. This permit must be shown the cash
Ter who will detail guides to take the visl-
tor into the great bullion chests OF the coun-
try. The old State Department used to be
''r Of the Treasury.
' ar, Navy and state Departments.
II is edIhce. once named by q Washington
: 'nnalist the '"Trihune Buildng,n occupies
i,e west side of the Presidents reservation,
nediately west OF the White House. The
sfnte Department occupies the south part,
Tie Navyis located north of the State, while
tie War Department occupies tho entire
inrthern hall. II y a new and very hand
> me structure. The most beautiful room
" the whole building Is conceded TO be the
lorary of the state Department, with south
front, from whose windows the eye can
weep uninterruptedly down the Potomac
~ Mt. Vernon and tar over the Virginia
hills The building Is in the Italian Renais-
nance. II is be7 feet long and 3iS feot wide.
lis greatest height Is 1913 feet, and tho flag,
i.oatipg over the central portion, aauuts III